Nail-holder for hammers.



H. SCHNEIDER. NAIL HOLDER FOR HAMMERS. APPLICATION rum) nno. 26,1908.

Patented May 3, 1910.

- IN [/5 N 7 0R fizzy-51,62): ez'der ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SCHNEIDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NAIL-HOLDER FOR HAMMERS.

Application filed December 26, 1908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3, 1910.

Serial No. 469,187.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Naild'lolder for Hammers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved nail holder for ham mers, arranged to hold the nail and to start it prior to driving the nail home, and to readily accommodate nails of different length. For the purpose mentioned the head of the hammer is provided with integral abutments located different distances from the face of the hammer head, and re taining means in alinement with said abutments for temporarily holding a nail, the head. of the nail abutting against the corresponding abutment.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hammer provided with the improvement; Fig. 2 is an end view of the same; Fig. 3 is an inverted plan View of the same; and Fig. 4 is an edge view of the nail retainer.

The head A of a hammer of any approved construction is provided on its peripheral face with a plurality of integral abutments B, B, B located different distances from the face of the hammer A, to accommodate the nails C, G and C (see Figs. 1 and 2) of different length, as hereinafter more fully explained. In front of the abutments B, B, B are arranged nail holders or retainers D, D, D for holding the nails to start the same prior to driving the nailshome, and the said nail holders D, D and D are formed by using two members D of spring steel or other resilient material, fastened by screws E to the peripheral face of the hammer head A. The two members D have their adjacent sides D curved toward each other and terminating in outwardly bent flanges D, to form a ready entrance for the nail between the said sides D, as indicated in Fig. 4:. Each member D is also rovided with struck-up tongues D extending toward each other, to form an abutment for the nail C, it being understood that the user of the hammer can conveniently place the nail C between the clamping members described, with the head of the nail resting on the abutment B, as indicated in Fig. 1. Now when the nail C is in this position, the operator by a slight use of the hammer can start the nail C in the wood or other material into which the nail is to be driven. After the nail is started the operator by a gentle push in a transverse direction disengages the retainer D from the nail 0, thus allowing drivin home of the nail by the use of the face of the hammer head A, the operator wielding the hammer in the usual manner.

The retainers D and D are formed on the outer sides of the members D by providing the said members with recesses on the under faces, so that the nail C or C can be readily slipped under the retainer D or D to hold the nail C or C in place. It is understood that the head of the nail C and that of the nail C abuts against the corresponding abutment B or B as plainly indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The screws E for fastening the members D" in position on the head A extend through slots in the said members, to allow proper adjustment of the same, to bring the inward sides in proper relation to each other to suit nails C of different diameters.

Although I have shown the hammer head provided with three abutments and corresponding nail holders, it is evident I do not limit myself to this particular arrangement, as more or less abutments and corresponding nail holders may be used without deviating from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A hammer provided on its head with a plurality of abutments located different distances from the face of the hammer head, and nail holders on the said hammer head and formed of two members formin a nail retainer at the adjacent sides and be ow one abutment and single resilient nail retainers at the other sides of the said members, one below each of the other abutments.

2. A hammer provided with a nail retainer formed of two members curved to fit the hammer head, the adjacent resilient sides of the members being curved toward each other and terminating in outwardly bent entrance flangesiand tongues struck up from the said members and bent toward each other.

3. A hammer provided with a nail retainer formed of two members curved to fit the hammer head, the adjacent resilient sides of the members being curved toward each other and terminating in outwardly bent entrance flanges, and tongues struck up from the said members and bent toward each other, each member terminating at its outer end in a single resilient nail retainer.

4. A hammer provided on its head with a plurality of abutments located difierent distances from the face of the hammer head, and nail holders on the hammer head, said eamoa holders being formed of two resilient H1611]: bers each having one end curved outwardly and terminating in a flange, and its other end formed with a recess on its inner face, said members being secured to the hammer head with their curved ends adjacent to each other and below an abutment and with their other ends below the other abutments.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY SCHNEIDER.

itnesses THEo. G. HosTER, EVERARD B. MARSHALL. 

